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OCARC Documentation

Welcome to the Orchard City Amateur Radio Club's documentation system. Here you will find details about various projects that the club is working on, as well as an archive of documentation for club-owned equipment.

Sites

Projects

Club Resources

Installations

Repeaters

IRLP

  • Orchard Repeater Location - off air- requires repair.

APRS

  • BGWHTE Big White Mountain digipeater
  • RODDHU Roderick Dhu Mountain digipeater
  • VA7DIG-1 Kelowna Landmark iGate
  • VA7OGO-1 Revelstoke West digipeater
  • VA7OGO-2 Revelstoke East digipeater
  • VA7OGO-3 Golden North digipeater (not yet installed)
  • VA7OGO-4 Golden Kicking Horse Mountain digipeater (not yet installed)
  • VA7OGO-5 Begbie (pending)
  • VA7OGO-13 Golden digipeater (not yet installed)
  • VA7OGO-14 Blue Grouse iGate
  • VA7OGO-15 Revelstoke iGate (not yet installed)
  • VA7YLW-1 Black Knight Mountain digipeater
  • VE7OGO-1 Cedar Creek iGate
  • VE7ROC Little White Mountain digipeater

Packet Radio (1200 baud AX.25)

  • VE7ROW Kelowna Cedar Creek 144.930
 A BPQ NET/ROM Compatible Node provides a number of services under different SSIDs
   VE7ROW-0  Packet BBS Messaging (alias KELBBS)
   VE7ROW-6  passthrough to AE5E DX Cluster (alias KELDXC)
   VE7ROW-7  Multiport Network Node (alias KELWNA)
               Port 1: Kelowna Local Users on 144.930
               Port 2: Internet Gateway (tunnel to other Nodes in Vancouver, Castlegar, Ontario, Minnesota)
               Port 3: Link to Vernon TPARC Node VE7TPO-8 on 144.450 (see also http://www.tparc.org)
   VE7RBJ-10 Winlink Remote Mail Server (alias KELRMS)
   VE7ROW-11 passthrough to AE5E Chat Server (alias KELCHT)
  • VE7RBJ Little White Mountain 144.930
 Kantronics Digipeater and Node
   VE7RBJ-2  Digipeater
   VE7RBJ-7  KA Node

TCP/IP

Club Repeaters

Call Sign Description Band Frequency Offset Tone In/Out Mode Status Elevation Mobile Coverage Sponsor or Info Source Notes Last Update On WebPage
VE7RBJ Okanagan Mtn 6m 53.250 -1.700 88.5/88.5 FM Online 1570m OCARC Parrot Mode (audio stored for delayed retransmit). Not currently using tone access. Suffers from desense due to high power transmitters in vicinity. 20200801
VA7KEL Blue Grouse Mtn 2m 145.090 +0.600 88.5.88.5 FM/C4FM Online 1280m Vernon to Peachland OCARC (WIRES-X node down?) 20200801 Y
VE7HWY Kuipers Peak 2m 145.250 -0.600 88.5/88.5 FM/C4FM Online 660m Kelowna Area OCARC 20200801 Y
VE7RBJ Okanagan Mtn 2m 145.490 -0.600 88.5/88.5 FM/C4FM Online 1570m Armstrong to OK Falls OCARC WIRES-X node 52373 20200801 Y
VE7ROK Orchard 2m 146.620 -0.600 88.5/88.5 FM Online 360m Kelowna Area OCARC Linked to Penticton 147.120. IRLP 1491 (Down). Autopatch (Down) 20200801 Y
VE7HOL Dilworth Mtn 2m 146.680 -0.600 88.5/88.5 FM Online 640m Kelowna Area OCARC Main club repeater for OCARC 20200801 Y
VE7ROC Little White Mtn 2m 146.820 -0.600 none/88.5 FM Online 2170m Oyama to Peachland, Hwy 33 north of Beaverdell OCARC Solar Powered, Tone 88.5 on output only 20200801 Y
VE7RBG Big White Mtn 2m 146.860 -0.600 88.5/88.5 FM Online 2220m Hwy 33 Kelowna to Beaverdell, West Kelowna, parts of Christian Valley OCARC Solar Powered. Possible receive failure when under extended use 20200801 Y
VE7ROW Okanagan Mtn 2m 147.000 +0.600 none FM Online 1570m Armstrong to OK Falls. Accessed with no tone 20200810. OCARC 20200801 Y
VE7KEL Black Knight Mtn 70cm 444.400 +5.000 88.5/88.5 FM/C4FM Online 1280m Oyama to Peachland OCARC (WIRES-X node down?) 20200801 Y
VE7HWY Kuipers Peak 70cm 444.500 +5.000 88.5/88.5 FM/C4FM Online 660m Kelowna Area OCARC WIRES-X node 52375 (analog link, not connected) 20200801 Y
VA7KEL Blue Grouse Mtn 70cm 444.825 +5.000 88.5/88.5 FM Online 1280m Vernon to Peachland OCARC 20200801 Y
VA7OKV Peachland UHF Link 70cm 447.225 -5.000 88.5/88.5 FM Online 490m OCARC Peachland Link for 146.620 Kelowna/147.120 Penticton 20200801 Y
VE7ROW Okanagan Mtn 70cm 449.125 +5.000 88.5/88.5 FM Pending Planned 1570m OCARC Hub Repeater. Not yet active. 20200801
VA7DIG-C Landmark 2 D-Star Repeater 2m 145.030 +0.600 D-STAR Online 400m Kelowna Area OCARC 20200801 Y
VA7DIG-B Landmark 2 D-Star Repeater 70cm 440.950 +5.000 D-STAR Online 400m Kelowna Area OCARC 20200801 Y
VA7DIG-A Landmark 2 D-Star Repeater 23cm 1247.000 +12.000 D-STAR Online 400m Kelowna City OCARC Y
VA7DIG-DD Landmark 2 D-Star Repeater 23cm 1293.150 SIMPLEX D-STAR Data Online 400m Kelowna City OCARC Y

‎Club member operated Repeater information

Call Sign Description Band Frequency Offset Tone Access Mode Status Elevation Mobile Coverage Sponsor or Info Source Notes Last Update On WebPage
VE7SFX Rutland 2m 146.780 -0.600 88.5 FM/C4FM Online On 410m Kelowna Area Chris Walter VE7EQN 20200801 Y
VE7KTV Blue Grouse Mtn. 2m 147.300 +0.600 88.5 FM Online On 1280m Kelowna Fred Schrod VA7UN Hub Repeater/ATV 20200801 Y
VE7EQN Rutland 70cm 444.175 +5.000 88.5 Multi-Mode DVM Online On 410m Kelowna Area Chris Walter VE7EQN DMR/C4FM-Fusion(YSF)/P25/D-Star/NXDN. Analog possible in the future. 20200801 Y
VA7NBC Kuipers Peak 70cm 444.800 +0.600 88.5 Multi-Mode DVM Online On 660m Kelowna Fred Schrod VA7UN DMR/C4FM-Fusion(YSF)/P25/D-Star/NXDN. Analog possible in the future. 20201108
VA7VTV Turtle Mtn 70cm 449.600 -0.600 88.5 Multi-Mode DVM Online On 810m Vernon Fred Schrod VA7UN DMR/C4FM-Fusion(YSF)/P25/D-Star/NXDN. Analog possible in the future. 20201108
VA7CNN Black Mtn 2m 146.840 -0.600 88.5 FM Down Off 1280m Kelowna Fred Schrod VA7UN Allstar Win-System Affiliate Repeater 20200801 Y
VA7JPL Okanagan Mtn DMR 2m 146.700 -0.600 88.5 FM Down Off Kelowna Fred Schrod VA7UN DMR. MMDVM in future. Currently testing at temporary low elevation location. 20200801 Y
VE7EJP Kault Hill 2m 146.720 -0.600 88.5 FM Pending Planned Salmon Arm Fred Schrod VA7UN Linked to VE7KTV via Enderby
VE7OJP Mt Kobau 2m 147.180 +0.600 88.5 FM Pending Planned Osoyoos Fred Schrod VA7UN Linked to VE7KTV
VA7NBC Kuipers Peak 2m 147.100 +0.600 88.5 FM Pending Planned Kelowna Fred Schrod VA7UN MMDVM Multi-Mode U/V Digital Rpt
VE7RJP Mt Begbie 2m 147.200 +0.600 88.5 FM Pending Planned Revelstoke Fred Schrod VA7UN Linked to VE7KTV
VA7UN Allstar Link Rptr 2m 147.260 +0.600 88.5 FM Pending Planned Kelowna Fred Schrod VA7UN
VE7VTV Turtle Mtn 2M 147.300 +0.600 88.5 FM Pending Planned Vernon Fred Schrod VA7UN Linked to VE7KTV
VA7JPL Enderby Cliff 70cm 449.900 +5.000 88.5 FM Pending Planned Enderby Fred Schrod VA7UN UHF Hub/Relay


Neighbouring Repeater information (Okanagan Valley)

This list is primarily a work in progress to track repeaters which have not yet been confirmed as still active, or repeaters with uncertain information on location or tone. Please refer to the main website for a list of confirmed repeaters.

For the most part, these repeaters either have coverage in parts of the Okanagan Valley, or coverage in areas no more than an hours drive away.

This includes repeaters on Highway 97 from the Osoyoos to Kamloops, Highway 1 from Lytton to Revelstoke, and the Coquihalla Highway.

Call Sign Description Band Frequency Offset Tone Type Status Notes Sponsor or Info Source
VA7OKN East Vernon 2CM 146.900 -0.600 123.0 Analog FM Online On Elevation 640m: Vernon; Linked to UHF VE7OHM
VE7??? Penticton 70CM 440.600 +5.000 123.0 Analog FM Online On Elevation ???m: Penticton Linked to Apex Mtn 146.920
VE7CDN Peachland 70CM 440.800 +5.000 Analog FM/C4FM Online On Elevation 540m: Kelowna VE7FU; Tone access on analog?
VE7QE Penticton IRLP 70CM 442.625 0.000 146.2 Analog FM Online On Elevation 360m: Penticton; IRLP 1040
VE7RVN Silverstar Mountain 70CM 444.275 +5.000 110.9 Analog FM Online On Elevation 1890m; SIRG Hub (no squelch tail); IRLP 1050 NORAC
VA7OKN East Vernon 70CM 449.525 -5.000 100.0 Analog FM/NXDN Online On Elevation 640m: Vernon; Linked to VHF VE7OHM
VE7??? Mount Kobau (North) 2M 145.130 -0.600 Analog FM Pending Unconfirmed Elevation ???m: Osoyoos Crossband to UHF link for 147.340+/146.640-
VE7OSY Osoyoos 2M 145.270 -0.600 107.2 Analog FM Pending Unconfirmed Elevation ???m: Osoyoos Not heard while in area on 2020-02-29
VE7EHF Osoyoos 2M 145.290 -0.600 136.5 Analog FM Pending Unconfirmed Elevation ???m: Osoyoos Not heard while in area on 2020-02-29
VE7PSC Penticton 2M 145.350 -0.600 123.0 Analog FM Pending Unconfirmed Elevation ???m: Penticton Not heard while in area on 2020-02-29
VE7STA Osoyoos 2M 146.940 -0.600 Analog FM Pending Unconfirmed Elevation ???m: Osoyoos Not heard while in area on 2020-02-29
VE7HGR Botanie Mountain 2M 147.060 +0.600 Analog FM Pending Unconfirmed Elevation 2080m: Lytton Site reported as online
VE7LGN South Forge Mountain 2M 147.100 +0.600 Analog FM Pending Unconfirmed Elevation 1910m: Logan Lake Believed to be down
VE7RCP Penticton 70CM 444.775 +5.000 136.5 Analog FM Pending Unconfirmed Elevation ???m: Penticton Not heard while in area 2020-03-06. Roy not aware of this repeater
VE7RPC Penticton 70CM 444.500 +5.000 Analog FM Pending Unconfirmed Elevation ???m: Penticton Not heard while in area 2020-03-06. Roy not aware of this repeater
VE7AT Princeton IRLP 70CM 446.875 0.000 100.0 Analog FM Pending Unconfirmed Elevation 640m: Princeton; IRLP 1864
VE7MPR Blackwall Mountain 2M 147.060 +0.600 Analog FM Down Off Elevation 2010m: Manning Park IPARN Repeater Decommissioned
VE7LMR Lime Ridge 2M 147.360 +0.600 Analog FM Down Off Elevation 2175m: Clinton Site Decommissioned
VE7KEG Kamloops 2M 147.180 +0.600 Analog FM Down Off Elevation 745m: Kamloops Repeater Decommissioned. C4FM UHF now on site
VE7RNR Vernon 2M 147.060 +0.600 Analog FM Down Off Elevation 1850m: SIRG Vernon # Site visit pending
VE7RIP Vernon City 2M 147.040 +0.600 Analog FM Down Off Elevation 400m; site decommissioned # NORAC

Neighbouring Repeater information (North of the Okanagan Valley)

This list is primarily a work in progress to track repeaters which have not yet been confirmed as still active, or repeaters with uncertain information on location or tone. Please refer to the main website for a list of confirmed repeaters.

For the most part, these repeaters have coverage in the North Thompson along Highway 5 north of Kamloops, and Highway 16 east of Prince George.

Call Sign Description Band Frequency Offset Tone Type Status Notes Sponsor or Info Source
VE7RNT Mt Avola 2M 146.900 -0.600 100.0 Analog FM Online On Elevation 1490?m: Clearwater North to Blue River
VE7RBP Blackpool 2M 145.350 -0.600 Analog FM Online On Elevation 2000m: Clearwater Wells Gray ARC, Linked (ccars.ca)
VE7RWG Foghorn Mountain 2M 146.920 -0.600 Analog FM Online On Elevation 2010m: Clearwater South to Barriere Wells Gray ARC
VE7??? Barriere 2M 147.380 +0.600 Analog FM Online On Elevation ???m: Barriere Wells Gray ARC. Testing in Clearwater at VE7EIN
VE7RES Valemount 2M 147.000 +0.600 100.0 Analog FM Online On Elevation 1510m: Valemount Prince George ARC, solar site, Linked (pgarc.org). May have link or battery issue
VE7RMB Lucille Mountain 2M 146.760 -0.600 100.0 Analog FM Online On Elevation 1900?m: McBride (Hwy 16) Prince George ARC Covers to Mt Robson, Linked (pgarc.org)
VE7RES Loos 2M 146.880 -0.600 100.0 Analog FM Pending Unconfirmed Elevation ???m: Loos (Hwy 16) Prince George ARC
VE7YCR Valemount 2M 146.600 -0.600 Analog FM Pending Unconfirmed Elevation ???m: Valemount Wells Gray ARC. Not heard 2020-07-18
VE7RBP Blackpool 70CM 444.000 +5.000 Analog FM Pending Unconfirmed Elevation 2000m: Clearwater Wells Gray ARC

Neighbouring Repeater information (Northwest of the Okanagan Valley)

This list is primarily a work in progress to track repeaters which have not yet been confirmed as still active, or repeaters with uncertain information on location or tone. Please refer to the main website for a list of confirmed repeaters.

For the most part, these repeaters have coverage in the southern part of the Central Cariboo from Clinton to Williams Lake, and Highway 20 west of Williams Lake.

A more comprehensive map showing repeaters in the Central Cariboo can be found at http://www.ccarc.ca.

A more comprehensive map showing repeaters in Prince George and northern BC can be found at http://pgarc.org/documents/nbc_map.pdf.

Call Sign Description Band Frequency Offset Tone Type Status Notes Sponsor or Info Source
VE7SCQ Timothy Mountain 2M 146.740 -0.600 162.2 Analog FM Online On Elevation 1660m: 100 Mile House VE7PW, Linked (ccars.ca)
VE7KDL Smokey Mountain 2M 147.300 +0.600 162.2 Analog FM Online On Elevation 1140m: Williams Lake CCARS, Linked (ccars.ca)
VE7RKL Pavilion Mountain? 2M 146.680 -0.600 Analog FM Pending Unconfirmed Elevation 2090m?: Clinton
VA7TRU Vedan Mountain 2M 146.800 -0.600 146.2 Analog FM Pending Unconfirmed Elevation 2020m: Alexis Creek CCARS


Neighbouring Repeater information (East of the Okanagan Valley)

This list is primarily a work in progress to track repeaters which have not yet been confirmed as still active, or repeaters with uncertain information on location or tone. Please refer to the main website for a list of confirmed repeaters.

For the most part, these repeaters have coverage in the East and West Kootenays.

This includes repeaters on Highway 3 from Manning Park to the Alberta border, Highway 95 from Cranbrook to Golden, and Highway 1 from Revelstoke to Golden.

Call Sign Description Band Frequency Offset Tone Type Status Notes Sponsor or Info Source
VE7CAP Baker Mountain 70CM 443.625 +5.000 Analog FM Online On Elevation 2210m: Cranbrook/Kimberley EKARC
VE7CAP Baker Mountain 2M 146.940 -0.600 Analog FM Online On Elevation 2210m: Cranbrook/Kimberley; IRLP 1660 EKARC
K7JAR Monumental Mountain WA 2M 146.620 -0.600 Analog FM Online On Elevation 1690m: Colville WA Panoramaland ARC
VE7RCA Mount Thompson 2M 146.800 -0.600 Analog FM Online On Elevation 2130m: Creston EKARC
VE7CAQ Granite Mountain 2M 146.840 -0.600 Analog FM Online On Elevation 2010m: Trail BVARC www.qsl.net/ve7caq/repeaters.html
VE7RIN Lyttle Mountain 2M 146.850 -0.600 110.9 Analog FM Online On Elevation 970m: Fairmont/Invermere EKARC
VE7RSQ Sparwood Ridge 2M 147.300 +0.600 100.0 Analog FM Online On Elevation 1795m: Sparwood/Crowsnest EKARC
VE7PNR Mount Sinclair 2M 146.880 -0.600 131.8 Analog FM Online On Elevation 2655m?: Radium/South Kootenay Nat. Park WRN (not linked) ve6cpk.com/wildrose/
VE7RCT Slocan Ridge 2M 146.640 -0.600 100.0 Analog FM Online On Elevation 2020m: Castlegar/Nelson WKARC
VE7BDY Nelson 2M 147.040 +0.600 100.0 Analog FM Online On Elevation low level: Nelson
VE7BTU Crawford Bay 2M 147.060 -0.600 100.0 Analog FM Online On Elevation ???m: Crawford Bay www.qsl.net/ve7caq/repeaters.html
VE7OGF Observation Mountain 2M 146.940 -0.600 Analog FM Pending Unconfirmed Elevation ???m: Grand Forks Not heard 2020-06-06
VE7RCL Santa Rosa 2M 146.760 -0.600 100? Analog FM Pending Unconfirmed Elevation ???m: Christina Lake Not heard 2020-06-06
VE7AZG Revelstoke City 2M 146.720 -0.600 88.5 Analog FM Pending Unconfirmed Elevation 490m: Revelstoke VA7AZG. Not heard 2020-06-06
VE7KNP North Kootenay Nat. Park 2M 146.700 -0.600 131.8 Analog FM Pending Unconfirmed Elevation ???m: North Kootenay Nat. Park Not heard 2020-06-06
K1RR Stranger Mountain WA 2M 147.360 +0.600 Analog FM Online On Elevation 1764m: Spokane KBARA
VE7RCT Slocan Ridge 70CM 444.550 +5.000 Analog FM Pending Unconfirmed Elevation 2020m: Castlegar/Nelson WKARC Slocan Ridge UHF hub
VE7RDM Saddle Mountain 2M 146.940 -0.600 100.0 Analog FM Pending Unconfirmed Elevation 2270m: Nakusp; IRLP 1811 Nakusp ARC

Selected Repeater information (Hope and Whistler)

This list is primarily a work in progress to track repeaters which have not yet been confirmed as still active, or repeaters with uncertain information on location or tone.

The Vancouver/Victoria/Seattle area has far too many repeaters to list here.

A useful list of BC repeaters in this area can be found at https://bcarcc.org/vancouver.pdf.

A useful list of WA repeaters in this area can be found at https://www.wwara.org/coordinations.

Below is a selected list of repeaters which have coverage when leaving the Lower Mainland in Hope and in the Whistler Corridor.

Call Sign Description Band Frequency Offset Tone Type Status Notes Sponsor or Info Source
VE7RPS Vancouver IRLP 70CM 442.225 +5.000 107.2 Analog FM Pending Unconfirmed Elevation 132m: Point Grey; IRLP 1396 VE7MDT
VE7UVR Dog Mountain 2M 146.700 -0.600 Analog FM Pending Unconfirmed Elevation 1495m: Hope Not heard while in area on 2020-02-21
VE7PVR Pemberton 2M 146.980 -0.600 Analog FM Pending Unconfirmed Elevation ???m: Pemberton Squamish ARC
VE7SQR Debeck's Hill 2M 147.000 +0.600 77.0 Analog FM/C4FM Pending Unconfirmed Elevation 470m: Squamish; IRLP 1147 Squamish ARC
VE7WHR Whistler 2M 147.060 +0.600 100.0 Analog FM Pending Unconfirmed Elevation ???m: Whistler

Site and System Block Diagrams

Club member operated APRS

  • VE7RJP-1 Revelstoke digipeater Sponsor VE7EQN
  • VE7OJP-1 Osoyoos digipeater Sponsor VE7EQN


(ATV) Amateur Television Repeater System information

  • VE7KTV Kelowna ATV 439.25 MHz TX / 2.410 GHz RX & 1.289 GHz (VE7VTV-Vernon) RX Sponsor VA7UN
  • VE7VTV Vernon ATV 1.289 GHz FM ATV TX / 1.246 GHz RX & 439.25 MHz (VE7KTV-Kelowna) RX Sponsor VA7VW


Packet Radio and Winlink information

Useful configuration documentation for the BPQ32 BBS

Problems sending email to a winlink address? How to Send Email to a Winlink Address

Digital Traffic Network (DTN) Pages

Winlink Live System Information and Maps

BPQ Live Network Map

BPQ32 Documentations and Software by G8BPQ

Winlink Documentation and Software

Packet-Radio.net Resource Page

Amateur Satellite and Space Communications

AMSAT

Amsat Twitter

AMSAT Wiki

AMSAT UK

AMSAT Germany

AMSAT-DL P3E

Es’hail-2 Qatar/AMSAT-DL Geostationary Satellite

AMSAT India

Canadian Amateur Satellite CanX-1 CanX-2

UVIC ECOsat

ECOsat Canadian Amateur Satellite


Gunter's Space Page

DD1US Satellite Page

KA7FVV Satelite Page


Real time Satelite Tracking


ISS Fan Club

Amateur Radio on the International Space Station

Explanation of ARISS


Ham Radio on the ISS

Ham Radio contact with ISS


Live Streaming VA7UN Satellite Gateway Ground Station

VE3VRW Demo of Satellite Gateway on Toronto Repeater Network

C4FM/DMR/P-25/D-Star MMDVM/Digital Voice - information

Brandmeister MMDVM Wiki

Multi Mode Digital MMDVM Demo

TYT MD-2017 Dual Band DMR HT

DMR QSO

Fusion C4FM QSO

System Fusion C4FM info

P25 vs FM 900 MHz

FM vs C4FM

FM vs C4FM marginal path

Radiodiddy GD-77 Dual Band DMR Radio

How DMR works

Android DMR Smart Phone Outphone Rangerphone S15

RangeFinder M1

Sure DMR Smart Phone S8


SDR and WEB-SDR

(UVIC) University of Victoria Web-SDR

University of Twente - The Netherlands

Live Map of SDR Receivers

Misc technical information

BC Frequency Coordination Council

Western Washington Amateur Relay Association

Inland Amateur Coordination Council (Eastern Washington)

Interesting Amateur Radio Links:

How you can Talk to a Astronaut from Home - All about Ham Radio

Famous Ham's

More Famous Ham's

Sam from Space



Sergio And Sergei - a 2017 fictional movie based on actual events (IMDB summary)

In 1991, the USSR is falling apart and Cuba enters its hardest economic crisis. Sergio, a professor of Marxism who can't provide for his family, and Sergei, a Soviet cosmonaut stranded in the Mir space station, share a common passion: amateur radio. Through this hobby, both men will be able to help each other in facing the dramatic changes of their countries.

Margaret Iaquinto VK3CFI, Musa Manarov U2MIR and Sergei Krikalev U5MIR - the real story (Verbatim on ABC Radio Australia)

Another interview with VK3CFI on the same topic (Cosmic Frequency on Paper Radio)

Margaret Iaquinto VK3CFI Biography

Sergei Krikalev U5MIR Birography

Documents for Club Resources:

Using the Club Remote Radio

Tips for Accessing System Fusion Rooms using the Yaesu FT70DR or FTM400XDR

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